Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तत्रैव यदि लभ्येत चक्रैर्द्वादशभिः सह

Transliteration

tatraiva yadi labhyeta cakrairdvādaśabhiḥ saha

Translation

وإن نِيلَ ذلك هناك بعينه، مع اثنتي عشرة علامةً من علامات القرص المقدّس (تشاكرا)…

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तार्थक (conditional: if)

• labhyeta: would be obtained/found
• labhyeta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (be obtained)

• cakraiḥ: with discs
• cakraiḥ: Sahakarana/Instrument (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• dvādaśabhiḥ: with twelve
• dvādaśabhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; संख्याविशेषणम् (twelve)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (dvādaśa-cakrāṅka-prāpti)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds a rare stone bearing multiple (twelve) discus-marks, while a priest points out each mark; the sea-shore tīrtha glows with sanctity, suggesting an exceptional find.

Characters & Entities

• Cakra
• Dvādaśa (twelve)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text introduces graded sacred signs at the tīrtha, preparing for a higher salvific description.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Cakratīrtha in the Dvārakā Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it references obtaining/finding a sacred object characterized by twelve cakras.